Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: AAOI, VKTX, ADBE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Applied Optoelectronics Inc (Symbol: AAOI), where a total volume of 39,702 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 82.8% of AAOI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $31 strike call option expiring October 10, 2025, with 3,703 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 370,300 underlying shares of AAOI. Below is a chart showing AAOI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $31 strike highlighted in orange:

Viking Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: VKTX) saw options trading volume of 43,033 contracts, representing approximately 4.3 million underlying shares or approximately 82% of VKTX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 3,143 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 314,300 underlying shares of VKTX. Below is a chart showing VKTX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

And Adobe Inc (Symbol: ADBE) options are showing a volume of 41,323 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 71% of ADBE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $360 strike call option expiring October 10, 2025, with 1,245 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 124,500 underlying shares of ADBE. Below is a chart showing ADBE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $360 strike highlighted in orange:

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